The ExtraEnergy Magazine is now a Yearbook. The 2017 first issue features 85 comprehensive test reports, as we celebrate 200 years of the bicycle, 130 years of electric bikes, and 25 years of ExtraEnergy.org. Plus, the LEV educational tour, training opportunities, test methodology, companies, components and interviews, and a look back at 2016 events.more...
Research, Institute of Transport Economics, Norway, 2020: People who buy an electric bike more than double their use of bicycle for transport. "We found that people who purchased an e-bike increased their bicycle use from 2.1 to 9.2 km per day on average..."more...
The Rennsteig-Saaleland in Thuringia is upgrading: A total of 105 electric bicycle charging stations are being built around the Thuringian Sea, all EnergyBus ready.more...
Peak power is not the issue. Technical Standards - driver or threshold for market success and innovation! The key role of Standardization and Legislation - Part 3.more...
The pedelec as it is described today in the EN 1494/ISO 4210-10 will not survive. Technical Standards - driver or threshold for market success and innovation! The key role of Standardization and Legislation - Part 2.more...
Technical Standards - driver or threshold for market success and innovation! The key role of Standardization and Legislation - Part 1. Standards are a driver to success.more...